Game of the Week - McComb (0-0) at Tylertown (0-0) Tylertown has a new coach although he has been on the staff for several years. McComb has a veteran leader in Poochie Foster who has been there and done that and has the Tigers rolling over the last several years.
Both teams return a large portion of their offensive production from last season, particularly McComb so it very well may come down to which defense can get the job done.
These teams are big rivals and the communities will come out to support them.
Should be a good one!
Notes and Quotes
"Tough loss for us today but the guys never quit. We had some things not go our way which ended up going in Brookhaven's favor at the end. We made two travels to that place due to cancellation because of weather but our guys never backed down and went to war at them. We have some things to fix and will get back on track but very proud of the fight. This group will bounce back."
---Bowling Green coach Dean King
"It was a hard fought battle from the beginning to the end. WCCA is always a very well coached team and plays great. But we were able to grind it out and, in the end, make some big plays to separate and put them away. It is one of the wins you can look back on in a few weeks and say we got better as a team on that Friday night. Now we move forward to our first district game."
---Bens Ford coach Destin Pittman
"Always good to start the season off with a win, saw a lot of good things on film and a lot of things that we need to work on to get better." - --Franklinton Junior High coach Andy Creel
"I am a firm believer in playing excellent teams. I was impressed with both of us and believe that we are very, very good. I thought our defense played well. We have to limit the big play especially on third and long. Offensively, our skill is special. Kerston has been as good as advertised and Burkhalter and company will be elite."
---Franklinton coach Nick Saltaformaggio
"I thought the defense played well. We wore down and gave up two big plays. That has to improve. Offensively we moved the ball well but had self inflicted mistakes. We had the ball on the one yard line and did not score. I thought our quarterback played well. I think we will be fine we played a good team and that showed us things we need to improve on."
---Pine coach Bradley Seal
"Our scrimmage from last night versus Ellender was a successful event. No one was injured and our defensive performance was dominant. We only ran 55 plays as the scrimmage was called early due to lightning. All in all, we have some good film to watch and improve upon as we get ready for our jamboree versus Amite."
----Bogalusa coach Larry Harold
"I though our kids competed hard and got a lot of valuable work out of the scrimmage. We saw some good things on both sides of the ball, but we also saw some areas that we need to clean up before the season starts. That's exactly what a scrimmage is for. Overall, I was pleased with the effort, I would've liked us to be a little more physical but we'll use the film to continue to improve. We didn't take score but we scored on some explosive plays throughout the scrimmage. We were able to find the endzone three times and gave up one touchdown. We were able to move the ball at times and make some plays defensively, but there are still plenty of things we need to improve on."
---- Varnado coach Vonta Owens
Jamborees
August 27
Bogalusa at Amite
August 28
Franklinton at Mandeville
Pine at Lakeshore
Varnado at Sumner
Regular season games
August 28
Bowling Green at Wayne
Sylva Bay at Bens Ford
McComb at Tylertown
September 1
Pine at FJHS
Last Week's Results
Brookhaven Academy 28 Bowling Green 21
Ben's Ford 36 WCCA 14
Columbia Academy 23 Wayne 21
FJHS 26 Pitcher 0
